Antiques And Teacups is a webstore specializing in several areas of quality antiques and collectibles: Tea table items like cups and saucers from all over the world but with a specialty in English bone china; teapots; sugar tongs; open salts; linens; tea tins; biscuit jars; tea caddies; tea strainers, teapot drip catchers and teabag caddies; knife rests; napkin rings and other items related to taking tea.We also carry antique and vintage jewelry, postcards and ephemera and a large selection of Victoriana including hatpins, vanity items, sewing tools, pocket watch fobs, high button shoe buttons, antique cabinet photographs and more. We love antique and vintage kitchenalia including butter pats, gadgets, eggcups, egg coddlers, toast racks and more.
We are members of the National Antique And Collectible Dealers Association; Shelley China societies in USA, England and Australia; Transferware Collectors Society; Torquay Pottery Collectors Society in England and the USA; We are listed in Antique Traders Antique business listings and have been featured in Southeastern Antiquing Magazine, Tea Time Magazine, The Tea House Times and have been quoted and our photos used in Schroeder's Antiques And Collectibles Guides.
We accept checks, all major credit cards, Paypal and Google Checkout and ship anywhere in the world allowed by our 3rd party insurance. We our proud of our reputation in our webstores gained from being online since 2002 when we closed our bricks and mortar business. Customer service is paramount to us.
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We always have over 200 Shelley items, and over 500+ vintage teacups in stock at any given time! I learned to love antiques and collectibles when my English grandmother told me stories of growing up and living in Victorian and Edwardian England and gave me her teapot and teacups when I was 16. I grew up in an English household complete with tea, eggies and soldiers, treacle tart and Sunday roast dinners. My first job was in an Egyptian antiquities shop followed by degrees in physical anthropology, and archaeological digs.
We just wanted to let you know that during this current period of "cocooning" or social distancing due to the Corvid-19 virus, we are continuing to run the business. We are continuing to list items and ship, although our usual 24 hour shipping window has had to be altered to 2-3. We are setting up post office pick ups, but if that is not possible, our daily post office runs will decrease to once or twice a week until things improve. As my husband has Parkinson's Disease and is a high risk for the virus, his health is my top priority.
I accept payment in US dollars. I accept all major credit cards and other payment options through my secure merchant interface. I am required by law to accept sales tax if you live in Washington state. Boring, yes.but ya gotta do it! Is your purchase a gift? Just let me know in the 'notes to seller' section at check out, and I'll be more than happy to make an appropriate card with your sentiments and leave out the invoice. We do offer a layaway plan for purchases over $100 and apply to US purchases only.
I received the teacup today. Oh, THANK YOU! It is beautiful. Just a note to tell you that it was a pleasure to look for an item on your site. Each time I look for something it seems to get harder and more complicate and time consuming. Your site is so easy picture description cost and shopping cart all in one spot.
Afternoon tea was originated in England in the 1800s as we know it and generally attributed to the 7th Duchess of Bedford who needed something to stave off afternoon hunger pangs while waiting for dinner and started the vogue of friends taking tea & gossip in the boudoir. TEA SUPERSTITIONS.Should the lid be accidentally left off the tea pot you may expect a stranger bearing ill tidings.
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Antiques And Teacups
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Degrees in Physical Anthropology. Taught elementary school. Became an antique lover and collector at 16 with the gift of my English grandmother's teapot and teacups and the family Victoriana. Opened my first antique & collectible business in 1988 and moved exclusively online in 2002. My husband was a professional certified diamond setter and jeweler for 38 years and brings that expertise to the business as well.
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Carol Roeder
Nov 13, 2019
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Apr 05, 2019
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Mar 14, 2018
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Feb 16, 2017
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